One Less

Today I am happy and yet almost unbearably sad to say goodbye to a little boy I have known since I first saw him in the Jiaozuo orphanage in January 2009. He captured my heart and I soon obtained permission to bring him to Eagles Wings 2 where I was the House Mom at the time. 


He grieved for a day or two and then settled in to the routine of his new home, enjoying the lavish attention that he received from the staff and my daughters.

A little more than three years have passed and this boy captured the hearts of all who passed through Eagles Wings 2. His funny faces, jovial laugh and kind heart toward his housemates are only a few of the things that made him stand out. He has grown (and grown!), and now it's time to say good-bye. I know he will love his new family (lots of silly boys) and that he will be loved for the sweet little man he is. And I know he will always carry with him a piece of my heart. 

 

 

 

May God bless you and keep you always. Your smile will certainly brighten our memories for many years to come.

The Eaglet Has Flown!

It's Monday again, and around here in August that means ADOPTION DAY!  This sweetie has only been with us a little more than ten months, but she has completely stolen our hearts and gone from a shy, serious baby to a wild, crazy and always-laughing toddler. We couldn't love her more or be happier about the wonderful life ahead of her. May she never lose touch with the Eagles Wings that have lifted her this far. 

One photo was definitely not enough to celebrate this princess!

If It's Monday, This Must Be....Adoption Day!

Yes....Monday is Adoption Day here in Henan Province, and we are so blessed to have eaglets meeting their forever families every Monday for FIVE weeks in a row. So, it's One Less again....Happy Gotcha Day, Zane!  We have loved on this sweet boy for 29 of his 34 months, and his shy smile and love of hugs will be greatly missed. Somewhere out there is one very lucky family.

Donna
Director, Eagles Wings

Another Adoption Day!

Yes...one less eaglet in the nest today...she is starting her journey to fly to America. We never get tired of saying....ONE LESS!!

This little one has been in Eagles Wings since the beginning and is loved by many around the world.
God bless you and your beautiful family, Rebekah XiaLan! 

Cooling Off

Thanks to a post on FB or Pinterest or one of those places where I occasionally spend too much time...we built a fun-shower for the kids to cool off on hot days. It is easily portable so kids at our Eagles Wings 3&4 and 7&8 homes have been enjoying this as well as our XiWangLeYuan kids....I am sure the neighbors think we are crazy (or crazy smart!).

Our Town

Community Helpers Part II

On Monday the kids (and helpers) drew pictures of many kinds of buildings in our city...apartments, markets, hospitals, schools and restaurants. Today those pictures were turned into a 3-D city.

Bao the Builder

Community Helpers
This week's daycamp theme is Community Helpers. Zhang Ying has been reading books to the kids about firemen and doctors and other helpers. Lindsay has been leading crafts (and snacks) that tie into the theme. 
Today they learned what every good builder needs...a toolbelt!

Zach

Sean

Shannon

Wendy

Whitney

Jamie

Barry